Exploring Genius, Creation, and Humanity in the Age of AI
Exploring how artificial intelligence reshapes our understanding of creativity, genius, and what it means to be human was the focus for a multidisciplinary workshop.
Humanity & AI Research Group
The Humanities and AI Research Group is a dynamic, collaborative, and flexible team that brings together experts from diverse disciplines to explore and address critical issues at the intersection of human experience and artificial intelligence. Our mission is to foster interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary engagement, where specialised expertise is coordinated to produce impactful outputs such as workshops, publications, and consultation responses. We are particularly invested in shaping a future where AI is not only innovative and efficient but also ethically aligned with humanity's values and social norms.
Check out our areas of interest in this field under our individual profiles below, and if you are interested in collaborating or learning more, please contact the convenor or the respective group members.
Research Activities & Outputs
- Consultations
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Response to UKIPO Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, 2025, Zivkovic, P., Adebola, T., Allan, K., Ducato, R., Leontidis, G., Lombardi, C., Sinclair, A., Starkey, A., Sripada, S., Brown, A. (ed.), Jevremovic, N. (ed.)
Consultation Response to the UK Government’s Policy Proposals on AI Regulation: A Pro-Innovation Approach, 2023, Zivkovic, P., Carey, L., Cserne, P., Lombardi, C., Poesen, M., Sripada, S., Sutherland, C., Taylor, R., Le, X. T., Adebola, T. (ed.), University of Aberdeen: School of Law.
Response to the AI Independent Review Consultation (Scottish AI Alliance)
- Events
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Event: Workshop
Tittle: Multidisciplinary Workshop on Genius, Creation, and Humanity in the Age of AI
Date: 19 September 2024
Venue: University of Aberdeen
Event: Reading seminar
Paper: Is Code Destined to Supersede Law? Behavioural Control by Code and Legal Theory
Discussants: Zsolt Ződi and Mátyás Bódig
Date: 24 September 2024
Venue: University of Aberdeen
Event: Cross-Disciplinary Dialogues
Topic: XAI for the GDPR User
Presenter: Dr Yaji Sripada
Date: 16 February 2023
Venue: University of Aberdeen
Event: Cross-Disciplinary Dialogues
Title: TDM exceptions
Presenter: Dr Rossana Ducato
Date: 11 March 2024
Venue: University of Aberdeen
- Relevant Publications
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AI Hyperrealism: Why AI Faces Are Perceived as More Real Than Human Ones, 2023 – Published, Miller, E. J., Steward, B. A., Witkower, Z., Sutherland, C. A. M., Krumhuber, E. G., Dawel, A., Psychological Science, vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 1390-1403, Contributions to Journals: Articles [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976231207095 [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22796/1/Miller_etal_PS_AI_Hyperrealism_Why_VoR.pdf
Resistance through the Temporality, Placement, and Modification of Street Art in Scotland’s Streets 2023 – Published, Le Bigre, N., Ethnologia Fennica, vol. 50, no. 1 Contributions to Journals: Articles [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.23991/ef.v50i1.116242 [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20937/1/Le_Bigre_EF_Resistance_Through_the_VOR.pdf
Play and Vulnerability in Scotland during the Covid-19 Pandemic, 2023 – Published, Le Bigre, N. Play in a COVID-19 Frame: Everyday Pandemic Creativity in a Time of Isolation. Beresin, A., Bishop, J. (eds.). Open Book Publishers, pp. 239-364, 25 pages, Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed) [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0326 [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20936/1/Bigre_PlayAndVulnerability_Chapter_VOR.pdf
Contesting ‘Integration’: Personal-Experience Narratives of Scotland’s Immigrants, 2022 – Published, Le Bigre, N. Cambio. Rivista sulle trasformazioni sociali, vol. 11, pp. 29-39 Contributions to Journals: Articles, [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/cambio-14092 [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20375/1/LeBigre_RSTS_Contesting_Integration_Personal_Experience_VoR.pdf
The Role of Patents and Licensing in the Governance of Human Genome Editing: A White Paper, 2021 – Published Matthews, D., Brown, A., Emanuela, G., Timo, M., Ana, N., Jacob S, S., Jakob, W., van Zimmerman, E., Aisling, M., Working Papers: Working Papers [ONLINE] https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3896308
Body extension and the law: medical devices, intellectual property, prosthetics and marginalisation (again), 2018 – Published Brown, A., Harmon, S. H. E., O'Connor, R., Popat, S., Whatley, S. Law, Innovation and Technology, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 161-184 [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17579961.2018.1526853 [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13923/1/LIT_April_2018_final_clean.pdf
All Hands off Deck? The Legal Barriers to Autonomous Ships, 2017 – Published Carey, L. The Journal of International Maritime Law, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 202-219 Contributions to Journals: Articles [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3025882
- News